Through the Accelerating Innovative Mobility National Network, SUMC and the Federal Transit Administration launched the Mobility Innovation Collaborative (MIC) website. We hope this becomes a valuable resource for people across all transportation organizations and that it aids in innovative mobility solutions across the United States. The website is a platform designed for Integrated Mobility Innovation (IMI) and Accelerating Innovative Mobility (AIM) Grantees, and for anyone exploring innovative mobility solutions. Visit the MIC website to stay up-to-date with stories and lessons learned from ~50 innovative mobility projects.
AIM-NNet: National Program Propels Mobility Innovation in Public Transportation
In the fall of 2020, SUMC launched a partnership with FTA to establish and operate the Accelerating Innovative Mobility National Network. The Network will provide technical assistance and a knowledge-sharing platform for innovative mobility projects nationwide that include new service delivery models, creative financing, integrated payment, automated shuttles, and more. The program will also support the 25 recipients of the Accelerating Innovative Mobility (AIM) Challenge Grants.
FTA Integrated Mobility Innovation Program: New Technology to Support Shared Mobility
SUMC is providing technical assistance toward the successful implementation of 25 transit projects selected by the FTA for the Integrated Mobility Innovation (IMI) program. The IMI grantees, which will be awarded approximately $20.3 million, will execute innovative mobility solutions in urban, suburban, and rural areas that focus on on-demand transportation, transit automation, and multimodal payment integration.
2018–2020
FTA MOD On-Ramp: Innovative Business Plans for Pilot Projects
In a partnership with FTA, SUMC provided technical assistance to six transit agencies to convert innovative mobility pilot project ideas into implementable business plans. SUMC supported the agencies by holding stakeholder workshops in their communities, sharing learning among peer practitioners and experts, and assisting with research and analysis. By facilitating clearer thinking about project goals, challenges, and resources, SUMC helped make the diverse set of Mobility on Demand (MOD) projects, which range from transit and bikeshare integration to on-demand accessible services to mobility-as-a-service, feasible and ready for application.
2017–2020
FTA MOD Innovation & Knowledge Accelerator: Creating a Collective Knowledge Base
SUMC led the MOD Innovation and Knowledge Accelerator, which provided a structured community for transit agencies in the FTA MOD Sandbox program to exchange ideas, discuss challenges that emerged while implementing mobility pilot projects, and share solutions. Through hands-on workshops, peer-to-peer facilitation, research, and web-based learning resources, SUMC helped the pilots to be successful and created a knowledge-sharing environment for the broader transit and shared mobility community around mobility innovation.
